Faith & Purpose Today
A Daily Devotional By Larry
Faith That Obeys
November 13th, 2025.
John 2:5 (NIV) – “His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’”
Obedience is one of the purest expressions of faith. It says, “I trust God enough to follow His instructions—even when they don’t make sense.”
Faith is not just about believing that God can do something—it’s about obeying what He tells us to do. In John 2, at the wedding in Cana, Jesus’ mother gives a simple but profound instruction: “Do whatever He tells you.” The servants obeyed, filling jars with water, and that obedience became the catalyst for Jesus’ first recorded miracle—turning water into wine.
Obedience is often the missing link between promise and manifestation. We may believe God’s Word, but until we act on it, we haven’t truly exercised faith. In Luke 17:14, ten lepers cried out to Jesus for healing. He didn’t lay hands on them or speak a healing word. He simply said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. Their healing was released in their obedience.
In John 9:10–11, a blind man receives sight after following Jesus’ instruction to wash in the Pool of Siloam. Again, the miracle didn’t happen at the moment of encounter—it happened in the moment of obedience.
Faith that obeys doesn’t wait for understanding. It doesn’t demand signs or guarantees. It simply says, “Yes, Lord.” It trusts that God’s instructions are purposeful, even when they seem illogical. The servants at Cana didn’t question why they were filling jars with water. The lepers didn’t argue about showing themselves to priests while still diseased. The blind man didn’t hesitate to find a pool he couldn’t see. They obeyed—and God responded.
Obedience is often the test of faith. It’s easy to believe when the path is clear. But when God asks you to do something that stretches you—something that requires humility, sacrifice, or risk—that’s when true faith is revealed.
So what has God told you to do? Has He asked you to forgive someone? Start a ministry? Sow a seed? Relocate? Speak up? Be still? Whatever it is, your obedience is the key to unlocking the next move of God in your life.
Faith that obeys says, “I trust You more than I trust myself.” It moves even when it’s uncomfortable. And it always leads to glory.
Prayer
Father, thank You for speaking to me and guiding me. Help me to respond with obedience, even when I don’t fully understand. I trust Your wisdom and Your timing. Let my faith be proven through my actions. I choose to do whatever You tell me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Reflection Question
What instruction from God have you been hesitating to obey—and what’s one step you can take today to follow through?
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